Guesthouse The Cleveland Tontine (Northallerton, United Kingdom)

A rural retreat at an eclectic boutique-style coaching inn in North Yorkshire, with breakfast and dinner The Cleveland Tontine is a charming 18th century coaching inn that once provided shelter to weary travellers on the ancient Yarm to Thirsk road. Whilst the picturesque listed building now admittedly serves the needs of a slightly more upmarket crowd, it still retains an overriding sense of warmth and welcome, fused with a thoughtful and contemporary approach to style. It’s certainly a hotel of two halves. Downstairs, put your feet up by the open fireplace after enjoying a slap-up meal in the acclaimed Bistro restaurant. A distinctly British, traditional feel will give you a real sense of a home away from home, whereas upstairs the eclectic, boutique-style bedrooms are a lesson in luxuriously individual style, boasting a fusion of antiques and modern Art Deco furniture. A fabulous location completes the picture. On the edge of North York Moors National Park, the Cleveland Tontine lies a mere 15-minute drive from the pretty market towns of Yarm and Stokesley, with the idyllic local countryside only metres from your door.